As a part of this year’s program the senior math class at John Oliver Secondary partnered with VanCity to learn about wages, mortgages and taxes—a focus on relevance, and also partnered with a Grade 3 class at Mackenzie Elementary to teach math games—a focus on fun.

When Hana Woldeyes arrived in Vancouver from Ethiopia just over 2 years ago, she was shy and unsure about what she could expect when starting school. Today she is regarded as a leader in the community and has been short-listed for the Samara Canada Everyday Political Citizen Project (EPCP).

Karen Larsen, VSB Career Programs coordinator, Johnson Quon, a VSB painter and Karen Blake, a VSB teacher were recently invited to speak at the Industry Training Authority (ITA) Youth Day on November 25.

Strathcona Elders were interviewed by students from Strathcona Elementary School's as part of a Best B4 Collective community project. Participating students on this interview assignment are from Annie Simard and Cristina Fogale's grade 4/5 class.

Since 1991, The Vancouver School District has been running a campaign in support of The United Way and annually raises approximately $40,000 through events and VSB employees making pledges through payroll. To date district staff and schools have raised over $1.5 million for the community.

This year’s campaign will run from November 18th – December 31st, and kicked off with the annual Pancake Breakfast (November 18th) held in the cafeteria at the Board Office.

The project, which up-cycles old pop bottles into red poppies, was an opportunity for Shaughnessy teacher Carla Pace to engage her Grade 5 students not only creatively, but also give them a deeper connection to the history of Remembrance Day.

10-year-old Tecumseh Elementary student Judy Li is getting ready to head to Ottawa after being selected to attend the Canada’s History Youth Forum.

Li has been singled out for her heritage fair project about Chinese immigration to Canada. She will be joined on the October 15 –18 trip by 25 other young Canadians who were selected by the Young Citizens program.